Roofing-tile.



.H. RONNAU. ROOFING TILE. APPLICATION FILED JUNE 14, 1909.

1,023,878. Patented Apr. 23, 1912.

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HERMAN RONNAU, OF EVERGREEN PARK. ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR 0F ONE-HALF TO OTA P. LIGHTFOOT, OF CHIGAGQ ILLINOIS.

ROOFING-TILE.

' Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed June 14, 1909.

Patented Apr. 23, 1912.

Serial No. 502,159.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it lmown that I, HERMAN RONNAU, a citizen of the United States, residing at Evergreen Park, county of Cook, and State of Illinois, have invented new and useful Improvements in Roofing-Tiles, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to roofing tiles, and the object of the invention is to provide a roofing tile which may be readily secured in place upon the building without nails, screws or other like fastening.

Another object is to provide means whereby any of the tiles may be removed from the roof without displacing or removing any of the other tiles.

To such ends this invention consists in certain novel features of construction and arrangement, a description of which will be found in the following specification and the essential features of which will be more particularly set forth in the claim.

The invention is illustrated in the drawings furnished herewith in which Figure l is a vertical cross section of a fragment of a roof containing my invention, the line of section being indicated at 11 Fig. 2, Fig. 2 is a fragmental side view of the parts seen in Fig. 1, Fig. 3 is a detail vertical cross section illustrating the means for securing the tile in place and Fig. 4 is a perspective view of one of the tiles looking at the lower face thereof.

In these views, 1010, represent the rafters of an ordinary gable roof and 111l, a plurality of cleats which are nailed or otherwise secured to the rafters. The cleats run longitudinally of the roof and are suitably spaced apart so as to properly hold and carry the tiles 12, which are to be connected therewith.

As shown in Fig. 4, the tile 12, comprises a plate 13, of suitable size and shape and having a laterally projecting rib 14, formed thereon, which extends across or part way across the under face of the tile. The lower edge of the rib is provided with .a bead or projection 15, for locking the tile upon the cleat 11. The tile may be composed of cement, concrete or any other suitable material adapted to protect the interior of the house from the weather and if desired may be coated with some waterproof solution.

The tiles are secured in place by hooking the ribs 14, over the cleats 11, the beads 15, entering grooves or notches 16, formed in the cleats. In the form shown in the drawings the rib 14, is so placed with reference to the top edge of the plate 13, that the plate will extend over three cleats, the upper end of the plate resting upon the cleat located next above the one upon which the rib of the tile is hooked. The result is that each plate overlaps the one below for quite a distance and also overlaps somewhat the second one below, thereby effectually protecting the house from the inclemencies of the weather. It should be noticed that some clearance is left between the upper end of each tile and the downward projection on the tile next above, so that in removing any one of the tiles it may be moved upward to disengage the bead from the groove in the cleat. In laying the tiles, it is desirable to break joint to prevent rain and wind from entering. The apex of the roof is covered by a coping block 17, which may be secured thereto in any suitable manner, preferably by cementing it in place. In order to give the roof a symmetrical appearance, the uppermost tiles have their upper ends cut away practically down to the ribs 14, and the coping block is provided with flanges 18, that extend down over the outer faces of the uppermost tiles and give a finished appearance to the roof.

It is evident that the tiles will stay in place by reason of the engagement of the beaded rib with the cleats, and that it will be almost impossible for rain or wind to blow in between the contiguous tiles. Furthermore, in case it is desired to remove a tile, all that is necessary to be done, is to push the tile upward until the bead 15, is disengaged from its seat in the cleat, raise the tile until the rib is free of the cleat and then withdraw the tile. A new one can be readily inserted in its place by merely forcing it in between the tiles adjacent to the space which is to be occupied by the new tile.

I am aware that alterations and modifications of this device are possible without departing from the scope of the invention, and I do not desire to limit myself to the exact form shown and described.

I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent:

In roofing tiles adapted to form a multiple thickness, shingle like, over the entire area covered, a tile having the portion to be overlapped a plane plate adapted to extend over one roof rib, across the intervening space, and partially across the next rib above, and provided with a transverse hooked projection to engage the upper edge of the rib first mentioned while the tile overlaps more than half the length of the similar underlying tile next below; whereby each tile is held against outward lifting and downward 1O sliding, the arrangement being such that it may be readily pushed upward to disengage the hooked projection.

HERMAN RONNAU.

Witnesses CHARLES O. SHERVEY, FANNIE F. RICHARDS.

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